Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: As investors look to Jackson Hole, options markets see 'a lot of nothing'
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Traders in U.S. equity options do not expect the Federal Reserve's symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming later this month to spark big moves in stocks, even as a...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2021
Cuba struggles to get oxygen to the sick, vaccines to the healthy
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has turned to the military to provide oxygen amid a surge of the coronavirus https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/cuba-gripped-by-unrest-battles-highest-...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2021
Guyana official vows to develop its oil in an environmentally safe manner
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -Guyana will develop its massive oil and gas discoveries with full environmental protections, a top official told a U.S. energy conference on Tuesday, pushing bac...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2021
U.S. Senator Cornyn deletes erroneous Taiwan tweet blasted by Chinese media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator John Cornyn has deleted a tweet in which he said wrongly that the United States currently has 30,000 troops stationed in Chinese-claimed Taiwan, a claim ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2021
U.S. has no current plans to deploy military to Haiti -U.S. national security advisor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has no current plans to deploy U.S. military personnel to Haiti after an earthquake that killed at least 1,400 people, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sull...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2021
Wildfires outside Jerusalem contained, Israeli fire brigade says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Wildfires in wooded hills near Jerusalem were contained on Tuesday, the Israeli fire brigade said, after crews waged a three-day battle joined by Palestinian firefighters and the...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2021
Rubio wants Biden to block TikTok after Chinese government takes stake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to block short-form video app TikTok in the United States after China took an ownership stake in a key su...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2021
House Democrats tee up second voting-rights measure
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats said Tuesday they would seek to advance another voting rights measure in the House of Representatives with the hopes of breaking a Senate logjam...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2021
North Macedonia to accept 450 Afghan refugees
BELGRADE (Reuters) - North Macedonia will by the end of the week temporarily take in 450 Afghans fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country and seeking visas to enter the United States, the Skopje ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2021
Morgan Stanley will require employees to prove vaccination status
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley said on Tuesday it had asked its U.S.-based employees to offer proof for COVID-19 vaccination, as the big bank doubles down on rules for staff entering its offices. Nearly 9...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2021